With prior permission, we decided to share the content of a private message received from yet another person victimized by Narconon. This time the location is Narconon Colorado aka Narconon Fort Collins. At NArconon Reviews, we have a number of government and police documents, legal and agency complaints and attendee surveys about this particular program , which can be found here http://narcononreviews.net/?s=Collins

I was in Narconon for only 5 days. Just a LITTLE bit of my story is that I have asthma and tachycardia. They KNEW this. After 4 days of withdrawal I was able to be in regular treatment. My first day of being in there was my first day of Sauna or the "New Life Detoxification" CREATED BY L. RON HUBBARD. Anyways they had me run on a treadmill for 20 MINUTES straight barely being able to take a break. Apparently that helps loosen the drug toxins stuck to your fatty tissue. Then they had me go into the Sauna to sweat all the toxins out. I was in there 25 minutes at a time with 10 minutes breaks in between 5 times in a row!!! Not only that they made me take 50mg of niacin which elevated my heart rate more than it already was! They also had kept forgetting to give me my medication that day and when I was going through all that I had not taken my heart medicine OR my daily inhaler. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I asked them for my rescue inhaler before they had me get on the treadmill because I'm advised not to do any strenuous activity without it and they just kept telling me they would have someone bring it. It was LOCKED in another office ACROSS the facility. What if I had an asthma attack and they couldn't get to it in time? I was so weak and exhausted by the time I was done with sauna that I couldn't stand or walk. They basically had to carry me to my room. Thank God my mother had already been on her way that morning because she read an article about it online and realized it was corrupt. She had to have a police man escort her there for them to let her talk to me. They don't let you speak to any family until 21 days after you arrive. There's so much more that went on there that I haven't explained and I was only there for 5 DAYS!!!

This is a terrible experience, and could have resulted in tragedy, had not the patient gotten out of there with the aid of family. This is not the first time we have heard about the program refusing to give necessary medicine. Some patients have become very ill or died from this practice, as documented here http://narcononreviews.net/?s=medication

As far back as 2007, I received complaints about this dangerous Narconon practice. Here are 2 examples:

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[..] For instance, 75 year old California resident Lillian Weaver and E.K. of Washington State were each taken in by fake referral sites run by Narconon & it's affiliates, the false promises of appropriate medical care availability and forced unwanted Scientology practices they were never informed about in advance, which turned out to be the whole of the program.

Unbeknownst to them and their loved ones was the knowledge that Scientology is hostile towards traditional medical and mental health practices. Both were kept against their will when they wanted to leave and Mrs. Weaver's son had his diabetes and thyroid medicines & glucometer withheld for 2 days upon entry, endangering his health especially as he lacked a thyroid to produce what the medicine was necessary for! E.K.'s daughter became ill from the mega doses of vitamins they put her on, causing her to become ill. Both parent's loved ones suffered physically and emotionally due to this, the deception and the facility's subsequent negligence against the one the loved one once they arrived. [..]

We suggest this person who contacted us and provided their experience, or anyone else having attended Narconon Colorado and wishing to file a complaint about the experience, do so at the CO program licensing dept mentioned below.

In one's complaint, it is very important to be very specific as to dates of attendance at the program, and if you did withdrawal at a separate location, to provide dates and details about that as well. If someone else paid for you to go, ask for their help by looking at contract, agreements etc. Including the license # is important, too. If insurance paid for the stay there, check and copy all claims submitted and review for inaccurate entries of services billed and paid. Notify your insurer. Narconons and unbranded Narconons tend to bill for what they can get, and have been known to overcharge insurance for services and days not attended.

Here is where to file your email complaint:

I suggest a everyone write and send the complaint to the following 2 email addresses to ensure the complaint gets received and worked on. Again, including dates of attendance and incidents, as well as the program License # on a complaint, is very important.

It is important for those victimized by a Narconon to speak up or share their story, even if it has to be done anonymously to preserve a person's privacy on the internet. The person who sent me their experiences at Narconon Colorado ion Fort Collins did so after watching the latest episode of A&E"s season 2 - Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermathhttp://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-2 What a great thing Leah is doing!!

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I am a volunteer advocate for victims of the Narconon scam. I am a former scientologist. I post anonymously. Mary McConnell is my long time nom de plume. Feel free to contact me for assistance in righting the wrongs.